Applications of Quantum Computing in a Variety of Domains

This new volume, Applications of Quantum Computing in a Variety of Domains, provides a comprehensive overview of the rapidly evolving field of quantum computing and its diverse applications across various domains. Quantum computing has emerged as one of the most promising frontiers in computer science, revolutionizing computation by leveraging the principles of quantum mechanics to perform complex calculations at speeds unattainable by classical computers. As this technology progresses, it has the potential to tackle some of the most challenging problems in science, engineering, finance, healthcare, and beyond.

This volume has gathered insights from leading experts and researchers on the fundamental concepts of quantum computing and the latest advancements in quantum algorithms and hardware. It examines the practical applications of quantum computing across a range of industries and social media.

The volume first lays the groundwork with an introduction to the principles of quantum mechanics and quantum computation, providing readers with a solid understanding of the theoretical underpinnings of quantum computing. From there, the book delves into the various quantum computing models, architectures, and algorithms, highlighting their unique advantages and challenges in the application of quantum computing in the many fields of computer security and cyber security, genetics, manufacturing and industrial design, chemistry, data science, machine learning, renewable energy, and weather forecasting and climate modeling.

This volume, highlighting the diverse applications of quantum computing in a variety of domains, provides new perspectives for computing professionals as well as for faculty and students.

Gunjan Mukherjee, PhD, is currently working as Associate Professor in the Department of Computational Science at Brainware University, Kolkata, India. His research interests include computer vision, machine learning, soft computing, image processing, etc. He is a life member of several organizations and has published a number of papers in different journals and international conferences. Dr. Mukherjee also guided many students of BTech and MCA in their projects and research works. He also authored the school computer book series (class 3 to 10) under his sole authorship and a textbook on IT systems theory for engineering students and is presently writing a book on Python technology (in press). He is currently attached to a reputed publishing house for publication of the question-and-answer-based books for diploma- and engineering-level students. He has acted also as the reviewer for many technical books. He worked as an assistant teacher at the Sree Aurobindo Institute of Education; as an education officer in CSI, Kolkata chapter; as a senior faculty in NIT Ltd; and as a lecturer at the Calcutta Institute of Technology. He also served as a visiting faculty at Aliah University, Techno India College, and JIS College. He completed his BSc in physics at Calcutta University, MCA at IGNOU, MTech at Calcutta University, and PhD degree in engineering at Jadavpur University, India.

Biswadip Basu Mallik, PhD, is currently a Professor of Mathematics in the Department of Basic Science & Humanities at the Institute of Engineering & Management, University of Engineering and Management, Kolkata, India. With over 22 years of experience in teaching and research, he has published numerous research papers and book chapters in scientific journals from esteemed international publishers such as CRC Press, Apple Academic Press, Wiley, IGI Global, Springer, Nova Science, IEEE, etc. Dr. Basu Mallik has authored five undergraduate-level books on engineering mathematics, quantitative methods, and computational intelligence. He has also published five Indian patents and edited 20 books. His research interests include computational fluid dynamics, mathematical modeling, optimization, and machine learning. He serves as the Series Editor for the book series titled Mathematics and Computer Science from Wiley-Scrivener, USA, and is the Managing Editor of the Journal of Mathematical Sciences & Computational Mathematics (JMSCM), USA. Additionally, Dr. Basu Mallik is an editorial board member and reviewer for several scientific journals. He holds senior life membership in the Operational Research Society of India (ORSI) and life membership in the Calcutta Mathematical Society (CMS), Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA), and the International Association of Engineers (IAENG).

Rahul Kar is pursuing a PhD in Pure Mathematics at the University of Burdwan, West Bengal, India, and is currently working as a SACT-II Mathematics faculty at Kalyani Mahavidyalaya, Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal. He has worked as a guest faculty at the Guru Nanak Institute of Technology and two other colleges. In total he has five years of teaching experience. He has published more than 10 research papers indexed by Scopus. He also worked as an editor of four national and international journals and reviewer for five international journals. He now working as an editor on two mathematics books. He is an annual member of the Indian Mathematical Society as well as honorary member of the Carmels Research Institute, Dakar, Senegal. He has attended more than 10 international conferences and seminars as a paper presenter.

Özen Özer, PhD, is currently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics in the Faculty of Science and Arts at the K?rklareli University, Turkey. Her research specialization includes the theory of real quadratic number fields with applications, diophantine and pell equations, diophantine sets, arithmetic functions, fixed point theory, p_adic analysis, q_analysis,, special integer sequences, nonlinear analysis, c* algebra, matrix theory, optimization, approximation theory, cryptography, machine learning, artificial intelligent, differential equations, statistics, and so on. She has published/completed more than 75 research papers in quality international journals as well as many national and international scientific projects. She also has written/published several books and book chapters on number theory, algebra, applied mathematics, and analysis. She has attended various national and international conferences in several countries as keynote speaker. She has worked with different international journals (more than 75 different publishing houses and journals) as reviewer and is a member of the editorial boards of several journals. She received her BSc and MSc degrees in Mathematics and also earned a PhD in Mathematics.

Digvijay Pandey, PhD, is currently working in the Department of Technical Education in Kanpur, India as an Ex acting HOD in the IT Department. He obtained his PhD from Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Uttar Pradesh and Lucknow, and MTech with honors in digital systems and design at the KNIT Sultanpur (Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Uttar Pradesh and Lucknow), India, in 2016. He obtained his first degree in BTech with honors at the IERT Allahabad (Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Uttar Pradesh and Lucknow), India, in 2011. In 2012, he joined TCS (IT analyst) and worked on various US/UK/Canada projects until 2016 and also worked at IERT Allahabad as a faculty member. He has more than 11 years of experience in the fields of industry and teaching. He has been on the review boards of many reputed journals like Springer, Wiley, Sci, IEEE, and Scopus-indexed journals. He has more than 200 publications in reputed journals, including Springer, Inderscience, and Science Direct (Elsevier) (SCI- and Scopus-indexed journals), 10 edited books published by Wiley, CRC Press, IGI, Nova Science Publishers, and IEEE and more than 80 book chapters, and six patents. He has received numerous awards, including the PM Scholarship, Rajya Prushakar, National Player, NCC C Certificate, NSS, and many others. He has been a session chair at various conferences such as IEEE, Springer, and the International Conference on Sustainable Business Management Practices and Social Innovation, conducted by SRDC–Vidhyanidhi, CMS, and Jain (Deemed-to-be University).

Binay Kumar Pandey, PhD, is an Assistant Professor (Senior Scale) at Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology in Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India. He obtained his education qualification in the field of information technology, with a focus on bioinformatics, image processing, and high-performance computing. In 2005, he received his BTech from IET Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh Technical University, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow), India. He started working as an assistant professor in the Department of Information Technology at Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology in Pantnagar in 2010 and has since worked on a wide range of under- and postgraduate projects. He has over a decade of experience in the fields of teaching and research. He has over 100 publications in prestigious journals, including those from renowned publishers Springer, Inderscience, Taylor & Francis (SCIE/Scopus-indexed journals, and others), as well as three patents published in the Indian official journal of patents and two patents published in the Australian official journal of patents. He is also an editor of scientific books published by international publishers such as Nova Science Publishers. He has received numerous awards, including a PM Scholarship, among others. He chaired a session at the IEEE International Conference on Advent Trends in Multidisciplinary Research and Innovation (ICATMRI-2020) on December 30, 2020, hosted by Pankaj Laddhad Institute of Technology and Management Studies in Buldhana, Maharashtra, India, and is a reviewer for SCI/Scopus-indexed journals published by Springer, Wiley, Inderscience Publishers, Tech Science Press, Elsevier, and several others. He is an associate editor of SN Social Sciences, a multidisciplinary journal published by Springer Nature and Partners Universal International Research Journal (PUIRJ).